Final Fantasy XI Dictionary of Terms and Slang

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This article is only a guide. Information expressed in a guide is usually more opinion than fact and should be taken as such. Guides are written by players, based upon their experiences, successes and mistakes, and are meant to aid other players. However, there may be differing opinions than those expressed in a guide. Strategies and information in guides may not work for everyone.

Key

Symbols

◯

Symbol representing YES or confirm. Opposite of ×.

/

Character representing YES or confirm. Opposite of ×.

×

Symbol representing NO or deny. Opposite of ◯ and /.

@

A symbol that is commonly seen in search comments. Generally synonymous with TNL. It is used to refer to how many experience points a player needs to reach the next level. Also can be used in questions such as "everyone @?" which essentially means "What is everyone's TNL?"

The Japanese '@' is basically a romanized pronunciation of the symbol. It reads as 'ato'(あと/後) which can be translated to 'left' or 'remaining'. It would be best to reconfirm TNL facts as many english players would use @ as its literal meaning -> 'at'. So to Japanese players '@1000' would mean '1000exp TNL' while some english players would use the same phrase for '1000exp into the level'.

A common confusing case of @ is when people are looking for members. Japanese players use @2 for 'looking for 2' while non-Japanese players' @2 means 'we have 2 members.'

Also occasionally used in other situations such as in reference to lotting rights in events like dynamis or salvage- "I'm @ for WHM AF2" "Who's @ for the Usukane Haramaki Set?"

Can also be used to denote that Sneak is wearing off. In this case the @ symbol represents an ear, as Sneak is a spell that mutes a characters sounds from enemies.

Two @@ together can be used to denote that Invisible is wearing off. In this case, the @@ represents a pair of eyes, as Invisible is a spell that hides a character from an enemy's sight.

Can also be used in chat situations to give your location. Eg. @JeunoAH or @<pos>.

*

A symbol usually typed after a word to indicate that a misspelling or mistyping of some kind occurred, and the corrected version is the version followed by the * symbol. Example: "Helo all" would likely be followed by "Hello* all"

0-9

(abrv)(n.) xBox 360, a platform on which FFXI can run on. Synonymous with Xbox.

(n.) Monsters which detect by Sound, Magic, Job Abilities, HP, and/or Weapon Skills; they always detect 360 degrees around them up to a certain radius.

A

ABC

(acr.)(n.) Ancient Beastcoins. Used in Artifact Upgrades.

-aga

(abrv.) An Area of Effect spell. Comes from the spell nomenclature in FFXI, where a large majority of offensive AoE spells end with the letters "aga". Sometimes -ga is used, for the same reason. Derived from other Final Fantasy games, where -a and -ga/-aga denote the second and third levels of a given spell; for example, Fira for Fire II, Firaga for Fire III, Cura for Cure II, etc.

Add

(n.) Additional, unwanted monster that had entered the fray; this includes 'link' as well as 'spawn' of aggressive monster near party. Also see Link and Spawn.

(n.) A shortening of "Aggressive (behavior)". This term refers to the behavior of an enemy approaching and attacking, as opposed to your attacking first. See Aggro. "After sneak wore, he got aggro from the crab."

(v.) To gain an aggressive monster's attention or ire. "The crab aggroed him after his sneak wore."

(n.) The act of pressing and holding the Alt key and tab key on the keyboard at the same time while playing the PC version of the game. This causes the game to crash, due to it being written in DirectX8 code and not having the ability to window properly. PC players can use this to force a disconnect. See Force D/C.

This no longer occurs if the windowed mode added with the release of Wings of the Goddess is enabled.

(abrv)(adv.) Anonymous Status when a player turns on a mask that hides their personal information. This means you cannot see what job, subjob, race, or level an anon player is. Players who are /anon will also have their names displayed in blue instead of white.

Area of Effect (AoE or AE)

(adj.) The area over which a spell or ability has an effect, usually impacting multiple players or monsters simultaneously. See Area of Effect. "Watch out for Wild Rage, it's AoE!"

Arrowburn

(v.) Refers to an Experience Point party consisting of only (or primarily) Rangers. Called an "Arrowburn" due to the idea that enemies are damaged by only (or primarily) Archery-type damage.

(n.) A party consisting of mostly or all Rangers, with the intent of executing an Arrowburn strategy.

Artifact Armor (AF)

(n.) High level armor that is job specific. Pieces of such armor often add to the primary attributes of their job. See Artifact Armor.

(n.) A party consisting of 5 summoners and a refresher, who intend to use avatars to quickly kill enemies.

There is also commonly a "sync" to bring their level lower to gain higher experience points faster. They kill with "AOE" attacks.

AU

(acr) Aht Urhgan.

Auction House (AH)

(n.) A center of commerce to provide a means of circulating goods. There is an auction house in every major city that enables players to sell items to each other without actually being present at the time of sale. See Auction House.

(v.) The process of using the AH to buy or sell items. "Hold on guys, I have to AH some stuff."

B

(n.) The area in Batallia Downs near the Jeuno zone line where many player characters used to gather in order to sell items in bazaar mode without paying for the tax on bazaars within the city. No longer used since the removal of bazaar taxes.

Bastok (Synonym - Bassy, 'stok, Bas, Basty)

(n.) A city on the southern portion of the Quon continent, where Humes and Galka reside. See Bastok.

Bazaar zombie

(n.) A player character that is often (or only) seen standing in a particular spot with their bazaar open while the player is afk.

(v.)(n.) Allowing a mob to kill you in order to quickly get to your home point. A common tactic to do this is to switch to a low level job first (often a level 1 job). The logic behind this is that by using a very low level job , there is little to no EXP loss.

(n.) Refers to the use of a third party tool to perform an action over and over again, usually without real human control. The use of any bot is a violation of Square-Enix's Terms of Service. Example: Fish bots, skill-up bots.

(phrase) Reference to removing a limit that requires some sort of quest or action to get rid of. Some examples include Limit Breaks (the level-cap quests that raise the level limit), Latent Breaks (to activate the latent effect on weapons such as Destroyers), and so on.

(n.) Extra EXP received after leveling up, to prevent deleveling from the experience point K.O. penalty . "I need a little buffer before I head out to Dynamis."

C

Camp

(n.) the location where a party chooses to fight. Prime camp locations are free of wandering mobs or other hazards that would distract a party from killing their intended targets safely.

(v.1) to use a safe location for fighting and resting. "Where are we camping?"

(v.2) the process of staying in a general area, usually to wait for an NM to spawn. "All he ever does is camp Lizzy."

(v.3) to sign off in an area other than your mog house. example: "I am camping here for the night"

Cap

(n.) a maximum or restricted maximum. "This fight has a level 20 cap."

(v.) to reach the maximum. "I just capped my Healing Magic Skill!"

CE

(acr) Crystal Era.

Chain Cast (synonym - Chainnuke)

(v.) to cast spells one after another without waiting. When something goes wrong and a battle starts to turn against the party, the group leader may call for mages to chain cast. This means that they should abandon any sense of magic conservation and throw spell after spell to heal the party and kill any aggressors. Derived from the Job Ability Chainspell (in name and definition).

Chain Stun (synonym - CSS)

(v.) to cast stunning spells, such as Stun or Head Butt one after another without waiting, often used in conjuction with the Job Ability Chainspell, to keep an enemy from using potentially dangerous abilities. This often requires the damage dealers of the group to inflict a high amount of damage in a short time, so the enemy can be defeated in the time the Chain Stun is kept up. Often used by Red Mages with Dark Knight sub job.

(acr) refers to the simple yet very effective strategy of the Undead Swarm during Besieged. This is accomplished by the AOE charm move of the Lamiae and the AOE spells and/or weaponskills of the skeletons, qutrubs, ghosts, and lamiae.

Check (synonym - Con)

(n.) a command that can be found in the menu that pops up when you select a target. It allows you to view the level and equipment on other players, and gauge the strength of enemies. See Check

(v.1) using the command described above.

(v.2) the way in which a mob compares to a player. "What does that mob con to you?" "EP."

(v.) the process of making items out of lesser goods and treasure. When combined, certain ingredients form powerful equipment that is (occasionally) worth far more than the sum of its parts. See Crafts.

CS

(acr)(n.) Cutscene. A segment of video that tells a story; happens when on a quest or mission.

(n.) Used to describe a healer (usually a White Mage) who almost exclusively casts Cure spells to the exclusion of all other tasks typical of that job such as casting Regen or other buffs. Occasionally used as a derogatory label for a White Mage who doesn't play their job well.

(v.) To play in the pattern of a curebot.

D

D2

(n.) shortened name for Warp II, since Japanese name for Warp is dejyon. "Can I please get a D2?"

(v.) to cast Warp II on someone.

D3

(n.) rather than referring to a spell, it is a name given to "Blood porting" or "death warping". Intentionally dying to return to home point. Note: Since the introduction of "Retrace", D3 is sometimes used to refer to this instead. Rarely used by non-Japanese players, unlike D2 which is very common.

D4

(n.) Another term for Death Warping, referring to one of the Japanese words for 4, shi, which is also the root of the Japanese word for "death" or "die".

(n.) Other shortened name given to the spell Retrace. Rarely used by non-Japanese players, unlike D2 which is very common.

Damage Over Time (DoT)

(adj.) the amount of damage a character inflicts over the course of a battle. See DoT.

(adj.) Also can refer to a spell that deals damage over time. (Rasp/Frost)

Damage Dealer (DD)

(n.) refers specifically (but not exclusively) to melee damage dealers or physical damage dealers. "We have a tank and two healers, we need some DD."

DC (Synonym - D/C)

(acr.) (v.) Disconnect. To lose your connection, usually involuntarily. Also referred to as R0ing, based on the network status display in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. "Don't pull yet, the WHM is DCing."

Death (synonym - K.O.)

(n.) misnomer for the state in which a character has no Hit Points remaining. See K.O..

Death Pull (Synonym - DP, Sac Pull)

(v.) a technique commonly used in Dynamis where the puller sacrifices him/herself in order to bring a mob to the alliance safely.

(v.) to lose a level due to the loss of xp from death. "Don't let me die, guys, or I'll delevel."

Despawn (Synonym - Depop)

(v.) the act of a monster disappearing. This can happen when a monster is pulled far from its spawn area, and all sources of its ire are either dead or have moved to different zones. This also happens to undead mobs at 04:00 on the game clock, bats in the open at 06:00, and elementals when their corresponding weather effect ends, if they are not engaged in battle.

Dexterity (DEX)

(n.) stat that affects a character's melee success rate and the chance to land a critical hit. See Dexterity.

Ding

(v.) slang for gaining a level. Not to be confused with Ding Bats. "I dinged 30!" - Originated from the MMO "Everquest", where the act of leveling is accompanied by a loud 'ding!' noise.

(n.) A tank that relies on evasion skill to dodge damaging blows.Thief is the most common dodge tank, often with Ninja as subjob for shadows to provide further damage mitigation, and relying on damage as well as the job abilities Accomplice and Collaborator for hate holding. Not an endgame tank, this is used primarily in small parties farming items, skill-ups, or merit points.

(v.) To have a party of two players killing monsters for experience. Example: My friend and I are going to Duo in Valkurm Dunes.

Dynamis (Synonym - Dyna, Dienamis)

(n.) an alternate reality that is separate from the rest of Vana'diel, and cannot be entered by normal means. See Dynamis.

E

Earth

(n.) (adj.) the world the player lives in. Usually by NPCs in reference to time in parenthetical, e.g. a Ferry operator saying "the boat will arrive in less than an hour (1 minute Earth time)".

Elvaan

(n.) a race of strong people with fierce devotion to whatever cause they choose. Although slow, the Elvaan have strength and vitality that goes far beyond expectations. Elvaan also make potent melee characters. Although lacking a decent pool of magic from which to draw, Elvaan make skilled healers with what they can cast. The Elvaan hail from the kingdom of San d'Oria. See Elvaan.

(n.) activities done by high level (65+) players such as Dynamis or hunting HNMs (Tiamat, Absolute Virtue, etc). Currently, there is no definitive "ending" to FFXI.

Enfeeble

(v.) to take away stats from a target; opposite of enhance. Although it is commonly used synonymously with Debuff, some people believe there is a distinction. See Enfeebling Magic.

Enhance (synonym - Buff)

(v.) to raise stats on a target; opposite of enfeeble. See Enhancing Magic.

Enmity

(n.) (1) The term for the level of attention one has from a monster - the person with the highest enmity level will generally be the target of the monster. Players often refer to this as "hate", though S-E has always used "enmity" instead.

(n.) (2) The stat on some equipment that increases or decreases the amount of enmity generated by actions.

G

G1 / G2 / G3 / G4 / G5 (Synonym - Limit Break)

(abrv)(n.) Genkai, which is Japanese for limit. See Genkai. This refers to what is known as the Limit Break quests offered starting at level 50 by Maat. As a relatively new player, you must complete each quest in order to progress in level.

Galka

(n.) The Galka, a playable, asexual race, hail from Bastok. These gigantic humanoids are strong, hearty, and make some of the finest melee-fighters in the land. Gifted with greater Vitality than the other races, the Galka can take as much pain as they dish out. See Galka.

Game Master (GM)

(n.) the "Judges" of Vana'diel. GMs have been known to provide help to those trapped in places they cannot leave. They may also send those who violate the rules of the world to Mordion Gaol. See GM.

Garbage Sh#&$adel

(n.) A 'playfully' derogatory term for the of hated camping location of Garlaige Citadel. Often shortened to just Garbage or The Sh#*%adel. While falling out of use now, except by older players still tormented by the memories, the Citadel was often plagued by rampant (if unintentional) MPK from trains of bats, killing parties in a line to the zone. This problem has since been remedied with an update.

Gardening

(v.) The tending and nurturing of plants. Gardening provides players another way to make money through harvesting plants they grow, and crafters with another way to obtain their materials. See Gardening.

(acr.) (n.) Gate Crystal. Refers to the key items that are obtained when clicking on the glowing Telepoints. Gate Crystals are required for enabling a White Mage to teleport you. See Teleport.

Genkai

(n.) Japanese word for limit, denoting the Limit Break series of quests. See G1, G2, G3, G4, G5 and Genkai.

Gil (g)

(n.) The standard currency of Vana'diel. Japanese players tend to abrveviate it with a capital 'G', whereas North American players use lower case 'g'. See Gil.

Gilseller

(n.) A person that plays FFXI to earn gil in order to sell for real money. These people are often hated and looked down upon, as their actions are against the Terms of Service and they usually cheat and harass legitimate players. "Don't give him a teleport, he's a gilseller!" Also see Real Money Trade.

Gimp

(adj.) Slang for a player whose choices have left them below the expectations for their level. Examples are gear, unhelpful support job, underleveled support job, missing key spells, etc. "I'm on anon 'cause my sub is gimp."

H

Hate

(n.) See Enmity.

Hate Reset

(n.) An effect of some monster abilities that results in the clearing of enmity information of any players in range of the ability. This effect can be highly damaging to a party's strategy, as mages generally stand out of enemy AoE range, so when a move causes a hate reset, the enmity for a tank will be erased, but hate from nukes and healing remains on the mages.

Heal (synonyms - Med, Rest)

(v.) sitting to regenerate lost HP or MP. During this time, however, TP falls unless the player has signet in a zone subject to conquest or sigil. Characters cannot move, fight, or cast spells while resting, but they can talk to each other. See Healing.

(v. 2) to use to spell Cure.

HELM

(acr) Abrveviation for the four primary extractive activities that can be conducted, usually in aid of crafting or profit. The four activities are Harvesting, Excavation, Logging and Mining. See Hobbies.

Hit Points (HP)

(n.) a numeric representation of a character's life. See Hit Points. "After Serket hit me, my HP went down to 2!"

(acr)(n.) High-level Notorious Monster Linkshell or Hyper Notorious Monster Linkshell. These are linkshells of people who gather together to hunt and kill HNMs.

Home Point (HP)

(n.) a place where a character can return to upon death or via Warp, Warp II, special scrolls or items. See Home Point.

HP

(acr)(n.1) Hit Points

(acr)(n.2) Home Point

(v.) To return to your Home Point when KO, rather than wait for a Raise. "Don't worry about raising me, I'll HP."

HQ

(acr)(adj.)(n.)High Quality. A synthesis that produced a better item or more items than a normal synthesis.

(acr)(v.) the act of making a high quality item

Hume

(n.) Humes are the most basic of races, closely resembling the humans of our world. Statistically average in all attributes, this race can learn almost anything. Versatile jobs and job combinations are wise when Humes are involved. Humes come from Bastok, where their ingenuity has transformed the land into a place of steam power and industrial might. See Hume.

I

IIRC

(acr)(phrase) If I Remember Correctly or If I Recall Correctly. "There was a gob that spawned here IIRC."

J

(n.) Both the items and the pets Beastmasters use in conjunction with their Call Beast ability. A Beastmaster may reference a pet summoned in this way using the term 'Jug' or 'Juggy' etc. e.g. "My jug pet hits hard." or "I'm out of jugs."

K

K

(acr.) Kilo, used to indicate thousands of something, usually gil or experience points.

(acr)(n.) Kindred Seal Notorious Monster, a BCNM that requires an orb obtained by trading a certain NPC Kindred's Seals to enter. See BCNM. Also referred to as GCNM (Greater Circle Notorious Monster)

L

LB1, LB2, LB3, LB4, LB5

Limit Break. See G1, G2, G3, G4, G5.

Lag

(n.) refers to slower internet (and thereby game) speed due to high server usage (lots of people on at one time).

(v.) the state of being affected by lag. "Sorry I'm taking so long, I'm lagging in Lower Jeuno."

Lastok

(n.) Name given to Bastok because they statistically most often end last in Conquest.

Level (LVL, Lv)

(n.) a numerical value signifying your approximate power. The higher your level, the more powerful your character is. See Level.

(v.) the process of leveling up. "I want to level before I go to work."

Limit Break (LB)

See G1, G2, G3, G4, G5.

Line of Sight (LoS)

(n.) the path of vision that leads away from your character, thus determining which monsters can be targeted and attacked (especially important for spells and ranged attacks). Certain terrain can block LoS, but other characters can't block it. LoS is also the way certain sight-aggroing mobs aggro.

Link (synonym - Add)

(v.) aggro from multiple mobs; refers to mobs that aggro because either: 1) you aggroed a mob of the same type or 2) the mob took notice of a mob you aggroed. "The goblins linked, pulling to zone." See link.

(n.) refers to the mob that linked to the target mob. "Someone sleep the link."

(adj) Derogatory: used as a prefix to a job abrveviation to imply that a job is laughably weak. So prevalent on Allakazam that the phrases "lolpup" and "loldrg" have been word-filtered to messages insulting the poster.

Looking For Group (LFG)

(v.) seeking a party, also LFP

M

M

(acr.) Mega, used to indicate millions of something, usually gil.

Mage (synonyms - Caster, Nuker)

(n.) a character whose job relies heavily on magic

Magic Burst (MB)

(v.) an action possible only directly after a Skillchain, which allows magic spells of a certain element to do more damage and be resisted less. See Magic Burst. "Skillchain is Distortion, MB ice and water."

Magic Points (MP)

(n.) a numeric representation of a character's ability to cast spells. See Magic Points.

Manaburn

(v.) The tactic where a large number of Black Mages will all cast their most powerful nukes on a single target (or perhaps their most powerful -aga spells against a group of targets) with the intent of killing or nearly killing the target before the battle really begins.

(n.) A party consisting of mostly or all Black Mages, with the intent of executing a Manaburn strategy.

Mana

(n.) Another name for Magic Points (MP), derived from a term found in indigenous languages of the South Pacific. Used in many games such as the MMORPG "Everquest", where the mage's magic reserve was called mana.

Manthra

(n.) refers to a male player playing as a Mithra (a female-only playable race). It should be noted that within roleplaying communities the term is considered derogatory and often perceived as being insulting and offensive.

Med

See Heal.

Meleeburn

(v.) A tactic where a party will consist of all (or mostly) melee DD, usually using Ninja and Samurai as a sub-jobs for Utsusemi and Third Eye, and will use various gear and job choices to build TP as quickly as possible to "spam" high-damage weaponskills. This tactic was popularized by the introduction of the Treasures of Aht Urhgan expansion. Used to be known as an Axeburn party, since one of the most popular choices for a Meleeburn party used to be Warrior with a sub-job of Ninja dual-wielding axes.

(v.) To get assistance from a certain group, usually to help you with a certain fight, for a pre-determined reward such as gil or a specific drop from the fight.

Mind (MND)

(n.) stat that determines the effectiveness of all Healing Magic spells, most Enhancing Magic spells and some Enfeebling Magic spells, Holy Bolts and also has a direct impact on a character's Magic Defense. See Mind.

Mission (M)

(n.) a special quest completed for rank points or other rewards. The specific content of missions ranges from odd jobs to top-secret operations. With higher levels come increased trust and the opportunity to undertake important missions with great rewards... and high stakes. See Missions.

Mithra

(n.) The feline Mithra are an attractive race of fast-talking, dexterous females. Known for their lax view of laws and politics, the Mithra lean toward thievery and ranged combat whenever possible. Windurst is the home of most Mithra, owing to their alliance with the Tarutaru. See Mithra.

(abrv)(n.) Monster Or Beast. Originally meant to mean a mobile object, the term now is used synonymously with monsters. See Mob. "Grab a mob, I want XP already."

Mog House or Mog (MH)

(n.) one-room apartments that have been set aside in the residential areas of each nation for the sole use of adventurers. See Mog House.

(v.) the act of using the MH. "Hold on guys, I have to mog real quick."

Monster Player Kill (MPK)

(v.) the killing of any other player in the game by luring a monster to attack them or by abusing the Area of Effect property of a monster's attack so that it hurts another person. This can be intentional or accidental, MPK referring typically to an intentional death. See MPK.

Moogle

(n.) helpers that have been dispatched by the Mog House Management Union (MHMU) to support adventurers by dealing with the matters of each individual Mog House. The Moogles’ jobs include the management of the renters’ goods, upkeep of the room, and various other required services. See Moogle.

Moon (月)

(n.) refers to the northwest and northeast portions of Ro'Maeve past the Moon Gate. Access requires the Key Item - Moongate Pass which is obtained by clicking a ??? that is -- ironically -- behind Moongate itself. Access to the area behind the Moongate is granted by either 1) having somebody with a Moongate Pass open the Moon Gate for you or 2) waiting for free access between 00:00-03:00 on a full moon. The ??? is able to spawn during all moon phases.

MP Sponge

(n.) A person who requires massive amounts of healing from a mage or support job, usually as the result of over nuking or bad tanking, or simply has a much higher than normal HP pool, such as a monk. Mp Sponge also refers to monsters that take little to no dmg from magic attacks.

MT

(acr)(n.) mis-type, mis-text or mis-tell. This is typed after a message does not go to its intended audience. "I told my wife I can't pick up the kids 'cause I'm the MNK!" ... "mt"

Mule

(n.) an alternate character created expressly for carrying excess items and gear. "I'm going to log onto my mule to fetch a stack of crystals."

(v.) to move excess items and gear between a primary character and a mule character. "I need to mule up gear for the cap 60 bcnm". See Mule.

N

NA

(acr)(n.) North American Player, usually used as a generalization of all English-speaking players

Nerf

(v.) to weaken or make less dangerous in the interest of game balance. The term came about in gaming because the Nerf company creates harmless versions of harmful devices (swords, guns, etc). Hence, if a game developer makes a weapon less dangerous, it has “nerfed” that item. Mind you, this does not only apply to items and equipment; it also applies to classes, spells, etc. Definition taken from Nerfbat.

Nerobot

(n.) a term for the no longer viable bots who, utilizing a bard sub job would stand by a Campaign Arbiter and spam songs for exp. (A reference to the Roman emperor Nero who supposedly played a lyre as the city burned, very apt, as this behavior led many nations to only control their home town which was constantly under siege.)

Newbie (Syn) (Newblet, newb)

(n.) a non-derogatory term for a person that is new to the world of FFXI - newblet almost being a term of endearment. ("Aww. Look at the cute little newblets killing a Hill Lizard.")

(v.) A stealthy update that alters some features of the game, made without announcement.

(v.2 Ninja-loot) To steal an item in an underhanded manner, usually referring to lotting a drop in the treasure pool intended for another player, at the last moment after other non-lotters have passed.

Non-Player Character (NPC)

(n.) characters that are created by Square-Enix and are controlled by a computer, not a real person; for the roleplaying enthusiast, NPC stands for Non-Participating Citizen. See NPC.

(n.) By extension, a character's Adventuring Fellow. "I'm going out to Altepa to level my NPC for a while."

(v.) to sell an item to an NPC. "Hold on guys, I gotta NPC some stuff."

Noob

(n.) a derogatory term for a player whose playing style is considered immature and/or whose lack of knowledge is voluntary and beyond mere ignorance. This term was originally a synonym for "Newbie", because players who are new to FFXI or MMORPGs in general don't know how to behave in the right way. Now the term describes a player who has played for some time and still hasn't learned to behave right. "STFU! I'm level 100 on another server!"

Notorious Monster (NM)

(n.) a mob that seldom spawns and is found in an area with similar mobs of a much lower level. NMs check as Impossible to Gauge and drop a variety of useful things. See NM.

NQ

(acr)(adj.)(n.)Normal Quality. A synthesis that produced a normal synthesis result, otherwise known as a non-High Quality result. See HQ.

(acr)(adj.) occassionally used to distinguish between a notorious monster and it's "NQ", or non-notorious version. "We had to kill a lot of NQ flies to get Emperor to spawn."

(acr)(v.) the act of making a normal quality item

Nuke

(n.1) an offensive magic spell. "Cool it on the nukes, you're pulling hate."

(n.2 Nuker) a party member whose role is to deal damage primarily via magic spells "We need a nuker for the skillchain."

(n.) a normal monster that is holding the place of a Notorious Monster in which when the normal monster is defeated, there is a chance that the notorious monster will appear instead of the normal monster. See Lottery Spawn.

Player Character (PC)

(n.) any character in the game that is controlled by a real person. See Player Character.

(acr)(n.) Promathia Mission, often accompanied by a chapter and mission number. We wiped twice to PM6-4 before we won. See CoP and Chains of Promathia Missions.

PNM

(acr) Pixie Notorious Monster. Refers to the various augmented weapon NM battles at the end of the repeatable quest Succor to the Sidhe.

Pokeballing

(v.) Refers to the state of a character who is in the process of disconnecting, derived from the fact that the red dot with a line through it resembles a pokeball from the Pokemon series of games. See D/C, Red Dot of Death. "Don't attack yet, the WHM is pokeballing."

Pop

See Spawn.

Pot

(abrvv.)(n1.) short for Potion. Used for all types of potions. "Hey, gimme a poison pot, I need to stay awake."

(abrvv.)(n2.) short for Magic Pots family of monsters. "Watch out for pots, they aggro to magic."

Power Level (Synonym - PL)

(acr)(v.) The act of gaining levels via the curing assistance of someone much higher level than you. "Can you PL me?"

(acr)(n.) Power Leveler, the high level person making the assist. "Do you have a PL?"

(v.) The act of rapidly leveling a job, almost to the exclusion of all other activities. "OMG he power-leveled from level 1 to 75 in less than a week!"

Proc

(acr)(v.) Processed Random Occurrence. Origin comes from MUD, a dated multiplayer online text-based fantasy game. Proc refers to when an additional effect created by a weapon randomly occurs. For instance, a Bloodsword has an additional effect of HP Drain, so this effect will "proc" randomly.

(acr)(n.) Processed Random Occurrence.

Prom/Promy

(Abrvv.) Shortening of the word Promyvion, the world of the empty found through the shattered telepoints. Generally, "Promy" is used to refer to the missions that take place in the area, such as Promyvion - Holla, and not the area itself.

PS2

(acr)(n.) Playstation 2, one of the gaming platforms that FFXI supports.

Pull

(v.) the act of luring the mob back to camp. "I'm tired of waiting, I'm pulling!"

(n. Puller) a party member whose role is to lure monsters back to the party's camp.

(v.) Leetspeak for the English word Owned. "We beat this monster" with an emphasis on the skill required to do so, or the use of overkill. "Pwned!!!!!!!!!"

Q

Quest

(n.) specific requests from private citizens that rarely result in worthwhile monetary gain, but add to fame when completed. See Quest.

(v.) the act of embarking on a quest. "Since we're not doing anything, I'll just quest for the rest of the day."

R

R0

(abrv)(n.)(v.) Player that is potentially disconnecting from the game involuntarily. Refers to the Send/Receive informations displayed at the top right of the screen. When you're about to disconnect, it often reads R 0.

(n.) the sentient humanoid species that inhabit Vana'diel. There are five playable races who are the children of Altana, and various beastmen that are also considered races.

Race-Specific Equipment (RSE)

(n.) gear specifically designed for each race. Many times, the gear is also limited by the sex of the player as well. This equipment typically attempts to compensate for racial weaknesses. See Race Specific Equipment.

(n.) a white magic spell used to revive a player from death. WHMs, RDMs, PLDs and SCHs are able to use Raise; furthermore, higher level SCHs and WHMs are able to use the spell Raise II(R2). WHMs are the only ones to gain access to Raise III(R3). See K.O.. "Can we please get a raise over here?"

(v.) the act of using the spell Raise to revive somebody from death. "Can you raise my friend over there?"

Rank

(n.) the standing in the player's home nation. Higher rank allows players to select different conquest items and use certain items that would otherwise be restricted. Higher rank also increases the duration of Signet.

(v.) to increase in ranking

Real Money Trade (RMT)

RMT includes buying/selling of gil, items, characters, and/or accounts for regular Earth currencies. It also refers to in-game groups that exist solely to obtain gil and items, usually by cheating and being aggressive against other players (see gilseller). Note that all forms of RMT are in direct violation of the user agreement and are therefore considered cheating. Please report anyone you find engaging in RMT activities to the Special Task Force.

Red Dot of Death (RDOD or RDD)

(acr.) A reference to someone Disconnecting. A red circle (or "dot") icon appears next to a character's name when they are disconnecting, and only disappears when the connection has stabilized if the player has not completely lost their connection. "Hang on, the WHM has the RDOD."

Region

(n.) greater territories where clusters of areas are grouped. These regions have a single controller to show which country is in charge of governing the areas within. This determines who can easily sell items, set their home point, and import items from each area.

Renkei

(n.) Japanese for cooperation, connection, linking. In the context of FFXI this refers to Skillchain. See Renkei.

Reputation

(n.) A hidden stat that keeps track of how well-known a character is to NPCs in a certain region or part of an organization. This stat increases when a character completes a quest. Having higher reputation enables a character to seek important quests later in the game. High reputation also decreases the cost of items in general stores and improves the amount of gil received for selling items to NPCs in that city. (syn) Fame. See Reputation.

(acr)(n.) Another term for the Undead Swarm, parody of the popular magazine Rolling Stones.

RolMart (or RolanMart)

(noun) Term for where there used to be a field of Bazaar Zombies in Rolanberry Fields, just outside of Jeuno. "I can't find ____ on the AH ; ;....." 'try RolMart' No longer used since bazaar taxes were removed.

ROFL

(acr)(v.) Rolling on the Floor, Laughing. Often suffixed with 'MAO', making the full acronym Rolling on the Floor, Laughing My Ass Off.

(n.) a city on the northern portion of the Quon continent where the Elvaan reside. See San d'Oria.

SaurAH

(acr)(n.) Sauromugue Champaign Auction House. Refers to the area just outside of Jeuno in Sauromugue Champaign where players bazaar used to bazaar their items to avoid the Jeuno tax. No longer used since bazaars are no longer taxed.

(n.) gear with a Latent Effect that only activates if the character wearing it has a specific Support Job.

Support

(abrv.) See Support Role Job.

Support Job (synonyms - subjob, sub)

(n.) a secondary job allowing access to some of the traits, stats, and abilities of that job while playing as a different job. A support job's level is capped at 1/2 of a player's current main job level, or the highest level attained with the subjob, whichever is lower. The subjob does not gain XP and therefore does not level up while set as a subjob. A player's subjob is often referred to in game with a preceding slash, as in "He's coming with /war". See Support Job.

Support Role Job

(n.) a party member whose role is primarily to enhance other party members' performances by buffing the party or enfeebling the party's target.

(n.) a party member whose role is to keep the mob's attention on himself/herself, and away from the other members.

(v.) the act of retaining the monster's attention.

Taru

Refers to the Tarutaru, the child-like player race. Tarutaru are short, physically weak, and somewhat childish. That said, they are talented in the mystic arts and can sow devastation wherever they go (should they so choose). Hailed as the finest Black and White Mages in the land, few can doubt the importance of Tarutaru in the struggle for Vana'diel. Windurst is the center of Tarutaru knowledge and education. See Tarutaru.

(v.) the act of linking mobs to each other, usually for the purpose of farming.

(v.) the act of running away from a group of mobs that have linked or aggroed to the same person or group. Before certain updates, this could cause MPK, particularly the trains of bats notoriously found in Garlaige Citadel, or the crawler trains once found in the Crawlers' Nest.

(n.) third party software program for the personal computer that enables Final Fantasy XI to run in a pseudo-window mode. Using a Windower violates the Terms of Service and the player assumes all responsibility pertaining to the use of it.

Windurst (synonym - Windy)

(n.) city on the Mindartia continent where Tarutaru and Mithra reside. See Windurst.

Winja

(Noun) : White mage/ Ninja

Wipe

(v.) death of an entire party or alliance, usually within the context of quests, missions, or NM battles. "We wiped on Kirin today."

World

(n.) usually used as part of a search comment to denote that a player has unlocked access to every area in the game.

WoG (or WoTG)

(acr)(n.) Wings of the Goddess. The fourth expansion pack for FFXI. If activated, the FFXI chat filter will censor "wog," however, as it is a racial slur in the UK. Using "WoTG" is therefore preferred.

X

Y

YOYD

(n.) Short for "Your Orb Your Drop". You provide the orb for a certain BCNM, you will obtain a certain item that drops and usually the right to decide whether you take the minor drops or leave them to others.

Z

zzz

(v.) used in a party to note a character is asleep. This let's others know who is unable to use commands due to Sleep (Status Effect). By typing "zzz" in party chat, if the curing member is still awake, he/she knows who to cast Cure on (or equivalent) to wake.

Zerg

(v.) the act of using mass numbers to achieve an objective. Derived from the game Starcraft by Blizzard. The Zerg were like a race of swarming insects of large size. The basic strategy of any Zerg player was to use mass quantities of troops, preferably the cheap kind, to overwhelm an opponent. (More information here) When adapted to Final Fantasy XI, this could be like the Dynamis Lord where you literally have anywhere from 50 to 60 people unloading everything they have on a single target. "We are zerging this mission with black mages."

ZM

(acr)(n.) Zilart Mission, often accompanied by a number. We're going to do ZM 5 tonight.